Tools and EquipmentGreek5th century BCE

Strigil (Scraper)

second half of the 5th century BCE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Hammered

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

l. 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles F. Hovey, Boston, MA, gift; the Fogg Art Museum, 1983.

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